Unlike most other law firms, each of the partners at MGA is an entreprenuer who has been involved as a principal in one or more start-up business ventures other than the Law Firm.
We know what it takes to get a business off the ground. We also know what it takes to make it soar. We have experienced the joy of success and the pain of failure and we salute start-ups.
Here are a few of the most important products and services we can offer you, starting on day one of your business:
- Flexible Representation Agreement. We will reach a written engagement agreement at the outset, so you will know where you stand from the beginning. We offer a flexible fee arrangement.
- Business Development. We can work with you to refine your thinking about your new business idea in order to help you maximize your potential for finding your niche in the marketplace.
- Business Plan Advice. Once your idea is refined, we can help you put it down on paper so that investors will take notice.
- Business Formation Advice. We can advise you on the best business entity for your business, and prepare and file the necessary documents with the appropriate registry. We can counsel you on and draft your governing documents such as shareholder or partnership agreements.
- Name, Logo and Product Protection. Before you invest valuable resources in a business name, logo, brand or product name, we can conduct a trademark clearance of these assets and suggest ways of protecting them for your entity.
Additionally, you may need our advice on one or more of the following issues:
- Sourcing of Funds including bank financing, venture capital
- Office space leases or subleases
- Employment Agreements
- Other Services Contracts: web site contracts, work-for-hire agreements, vendor contracts, client contracts, service level agreements
- Non-compete/Nondisclosure Agreements
- Dispute Resolution: Mediation, Conciliation and Litigation